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Listening, learning, leading: Dal Medicine's new dean shares his vision

Listening, learning, leading: Dal Medicine's new dean shares his vision

As he begins his term as dean, Dr. Saleem Razack discusses social accountability, medical education, and his vision for strengthening health care across the Maritimes and beyond.  Read more.

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Ryan McNutt
Wednesday, August 19, 2026
Faculty member Barb Hamilton-Hinch, Dallaire Institute ED Shelly Whitman, and several Dal alumni are among this year’s appointees to the Order of Nova Scotia, honouring significant contributions to the province.
Dayna Park
Monday, August 24, 2026
A new lab opened at pilipiliÂţ»­ this summer represents a major leap forward for simulation-based health education in Atlantic Canada, offering students access to more advanced training that will prepare them for complex-care situations.
Michelle Soucy Rankin
Wednesday, July 29, 2026
From anatomy education to flexible learning and graduate mentorship, this year’s recipients are shaping how students learn, connect, and succeed.

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Friday, October 20, 2017
Close to 100 community members gathered on campus on Tuesday, Oct. 17 to meet with university and city officials and discuss the previous weekend’s unsanctioned, off-campus parties, as well as strategies for preventing such incidents going forward.
Matt Reeder
Thursday, October 19, 2017
On the 25th anniversary of the Atlantic cod collapse, experts gathered to talk about the past, present and future of the fishery and pay tribute to the late Dal researcher Ransom A. Myers.
Ryan McNutt
Friday, October 13, 2017
For five decades, the Killam Trusts have provided Dalhousie grad students and postdocs with funding to push their research to new heights. At Wednesday night’s annual Killam celebration event, students and speakers alike paid tribute to the legacy left by Dorothy J. and Izaak Walton Killam.
Ryan McNutt
Tuesday, October 10, 2017
The Honourable Navdeep Bains, Canadian Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development, was on campus Tuesday morning to announce that the Atlantic Canada-based “Ocean Supercluster” is a finalist in the Government of Canada’s Innovation Superclusters Initiative.
Ryan McNutt
Friday, October 6, 2017
There's a lot of momentum the past few years in Dal's efforts to better support Indigenous students and scholarship. As Mi'kmaq History Month gets underway, we speak to co-chairs Patricia Doyle-Bedwell and Keith Taylor about the work of Dal's Indigenous Strategy steering committee.